with the french, there was an interesting issue particularly in normandy with american soldiers behaving badly around frenchwomen. the french were so concerned. this includes general de gaulle with whom we had fought in italy and he was essentially chief of staff of the french military, the day wrote several very tart letters to eisenhower, telling him frenchwomen could not go out of their houses in normandy at night without being accompanied by french men because they were being accosted by american soldiers. eisenhower took it very seriously. he hang several perpetrators and cracked down hard on it because he recognized among other things that this is bad behavior and thus undercuts everything had been trying to do in trying to present himself as liberators. i know more about that aspect of the relationship with the french french -- frenchwomen in particular than i do about the postwar aspects of it. i read about it actually. >> host: a few minutes left. paul and indianapolis. go ahead with your comment. >> caller: i just picked up your book. looking forward to it. most of my reading i

i found also at the national archives to plans for chemical warfare at normandy. both of them had been approved by eisenhower. the first plan was predicated on caring about french civilian cavil -- casualties. the second plan, not so much an impact there would have been tens of thousands of french civilian casualties had the worby, chemical war. u.s. army drags these standards progressively lowered to allow the drafting of what were known as physically imperfect men. so for example, when the draft began in earnest in 1942, you had to have at least 12 of your natural 32 teeth in order to be drafted. .. to really examine it. in fact the meat could be drafted if you are blind in one eye, if you are dead and one year, if you're missing both the here's. you could be drafted if you are missing the tom or three fingers including your trigger finger. scenario disease had kept many soldiers out of the army. but that is action was soon in the army still drafting by 1944. most of them syphilitic. how could they do that quiet penicillin. that extraordinary discovery by britis

many veterans were getting up there in years, and yet he went back to normandy, and look at the picture. this is michael weaver with the background. the simplicity of the backdrop, but the world's that -- words that rivaled reagan delivered in june, 1984. lonely,and on a windswept point on the northern shore of france. the air is soft, but four years ago at this moment, the air was dense with smoke and the cries of men and the air was filled with the crack of rifle fire and there were of can. morning of the 225 rangerse, 1944, jumped off a bridge landing craft and ran to the bottom of these cliffs. their mission was one of the most difficult and daring of the invasion. to climb these sheer and deficit -- desolate coast and take up the enemy guns. the allies were told that some of the mightiest of these guns were here, and they would be trained on the each is to stop the allied advance. the rangers looked up and saw the enemy soldiers, at the edge of the cliffs, shooting down at them with machine guns and throwing grenades. and the american rangers began to climb. they shot rope ladders

it was 40 years after the invasion of normandy. to commemorate that day and those men president ronald reagan went to the very spot where a group of army rangers scaled 100-foot cliffs under intense enemy fire and, as he put it, helped end a war. the president spoke in front of some of those very rangers. and here is a portion of that address, considered by some to be one of the great speeches in modern history. >> here in normandy the rescue began. here the allies stood and fought against tyranny in a giant undertaking unparalleled in human history. their mission was one of the most difficult and daring of the invasion. to climb these sheer and desolate cliffs and take out the enemy guns. the allies had been told that some of the mightiest of these guns were here and they would be trained on the beaches to stop the allied advance. these are the boys of pointe du hoc. [ applause ] these are the men who took the cliffs. these are the champions who helped free a continent. and these are the heroes who helped end a war. 40 summers hav

it was 40 years after the invasion of normandy. to commemorate that day and those men president ronald reagan went to the very spot where a group of army rangers scaled 100-foot cliffs under intense enemy fire and, as he put it, helped end a war. the president spoke in front of some of rangers. and here is a portion of that address, considered by some to be one of the great speeches in modern history. >> here in normandy the rescue began. here the allies stood and fought against tyranny in a giant undertaking unparalleled in human history. their mission was one of the most difficult and daring of the invasion. to climb these sheer and desolate cliffs and take out the enemy guns. the allies had been told that some of the mightiest of these guns were here and they would be trained on the beaches to stop the allied advance. these are the boys of pointe du hoc. [ applause ] these are the men who took the cliffs. these are the champions who helped free a continent. and these are the heroes who helped end a war. 40 summers have passed si

when we went to world war ii and normandy, wenvaded called it an invasion. million illegal immigrants that have broken the law, coming into our country illegally. i was in the military 10 years and this is a slap in my face. story making headlines this morning in "the wall street journal." another one of your calls on our topic this morning, should immigration reform be a priority? republicans,or paula from chattanooga, tennessee. good morning. caller: good morning. actn't the affordable care make immigration reform knowledge and void -- null and void? it is the law of the land to have health care now. anyone that goes to the hospital would thenlth care be deported? wouldn't that stop illegal immigration in and of itself? host: some interesting comments. if you have more thoughts, we would love to discuss them. some more thoughts on twitter. one from mark williams. immigration is one of many priorities. multitasking on issues is possible. there is a consensus this is impacting jobs and wages. us mber, you can tweet @cspanwj. steve on the line for independent

several people went over to normandy, to view the site of the landing. and many of the graves that were there. it was very, very emotional. very, very touching. >> and when the veteran passes, what do you do at that moment? >> we provide bereavement to the family up to a year, 13 months after the patient has died and follow them along making sure they're doing okay and social workers sometimes help them with paperwork to get filled out with the processing of the death. but it is a message that we carry very strongly, that hospice care is not only about the patient. it is about the patient and the family and loved ones. >> and you guys though, also my understanding, is you cover the body with a flag. >> oh, yes, we do all of that. >> and cover the body with the flag. and then more attention. there is more when the body is taken out and hospice staff that come and stand there with the family as the patient is taken out of the field. if it is an inpatient facility we do the same thing. >> one of the big challenges is to obviously fund for any veterans or mi

we're not storming the beaches at normandy, but it's taken 3 1/2 years and no success. >> that's painful that kind of money just to waste. we only have 30 seconds left, but how does this happen? >> can you imagine what facebook would look like if it was a government project? this was a consumer play that was built by the government. it should have been built by the private sector because it's designed for the public sector. there would have been shareholder accountability, somebody would have lost their job on day one when it only supported 500 users. >> what about the president that seems so confident he'll get this fixed. >> he's entitled to that opinion. we just looked at the facts. 500 million lines of code and what they spent on it, better to stop it, start all over again. if you want it bad, you get it bad. i don't want to live with bad forever. >> morgan, nice to see you. >>> your dream may be coming true. imagine being able to bypass healthcare.gov and still get insurance subsidies. find out why that may be possible. >>> plus -- >> they've gone out of their way to insure my 14-ye

. >> like a world war ii vet would wants to go back to normandy he wanted to revisit where he served in the korean war. jeffrey newman talked to his dad the day before he was detained and everything was great but for a blip, he met with north korean officials and they questioned him about his service during the war. curious, but not overly worrisome. the next day, october 26, officials pulled him off the plane. newman was traveling with bob, a friend, who lives at the same retirement home in palo alto. his friend was able to take the plight and notified authorities when he landed in beijing. >> that started the diplomatic wheels turning but we have heard nothing. >> family and friends hope it is a big merchandise -- a big misunderstanding. >> the north koreans are good at escalating tensions and using a crisis as a negotiating tool. will it attract ongoing attention? absolutely. >> newman is the second men detained under leader kim jong-un, a missionary being held for over a year. the state department representative says that the united states is working through the swedish embassy t

. >> like the world war ii vets who have had an interest in going back to normandy, my dad who was a veteran of the korean conflict wanted to go back to the northern part of the peninsula. he had been to the southern part of the peninsula before. this was a life-long dream of his. >>> the u.s. state department is working with china since it's north korea's top ally. we've always been told that newman's family has been working with the swedish embassy to try to secure his release and that the swedish ambassador was able to deliver heart medication to north korean authorities for newman. merle newman lives with miss wife at chaning house, a retirement community in palo alto. in our next hour of "mornings on 2," we'll hear from one of newman's neighbors about what his wife is doing back here in palo alto. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have new information about a deadly tragedy that involves a virginia state senator and his son. "the washington post" reports 24-year-old gus deeds was recently evaluated at a local mental hospital. he was sent home.

. >> like the world war 2 vets have an interest going back to normandy, my dad wanted to go back to the northern part of the peninsular and had been to the southern part of the peninsular before and it was a life long dream of his. >> since they did not have diplomatic relations and they have been working to try and get him free. reportedly they were able to give him heart medications. >>> they have learned a lot of lessons of a deadly crash from last july. the airport is now working to fix some of the communication problems and that includes team managers during an emergency and also a website that went down as people used it to get information about that crash. they are making some other changes, airport restaurants will stay opened 24 hours a day during an emergency. the airport is working with some nearby hotels and they don't increase room rates when passengers are stranded. families can easily be reunited after a crash. >>> good morning, torii. >> good morning pam and dave. >> they issued an order to only use average looking women in publicity photos. the reason behind this mooch

and like the world war ii vets who have had an interest in going back to normandy, my dad, a veteran of the korean conflict, wanted to go back to the northern part of the peninsula. he had been to the southern part of the peninsula before. and this was a lifelong dream of his. >> cnn's jill dougherty is at the state department. what do we know about his whereabouts? the state department says they're aware of the situation. >> reporter: they're not saying too much more, christine. there's a reason. this is extremely delicate diplomatically. the north hasn't officially said that they are holding him. there's no detail exactly where he is and the official reasons. why are they doing it -- are not clear. we do know he did all of the things that are correct. he went on an official tour. he had the right visa, according to his family. everything was fine. he goes, having a good time. then it appears, according to his son, at the very end, officials from north korea talked to him and it was not apparently a pleasant conversation. and then the next day when he was about to leave, as you said

like the world war ii vets who have had an interest in going back to normandy my dad who was a veteran of the korean conflict wanted to go back to the northern part of the peninsula. >> he was traveling with a friend who is his neighbor at this retirement home in palo alto. bob was allowed to return. in a statement, he says this is a "terrible misunderstanding." >> if a few hours, bart's board will vote on the contract for the two largest unions. it is possible it could be rejected. this is days after the discovery of a medical leave provision that bart says was erroneously concluded. both beyonds said they are willing to meet with transit officials and the mediator to work out the differences. but bart directors must ratify the contract purse and then they will meet. amy hollyfield is talking to the riders worried about another possible strike and will join us at the bottom of the hour. >> huge rumors around san francisco city hall that mayor lee could be to line for a huge promotion. he could be a candidate to become the next ambassador to china. current ambassador announced his resi

and the korean people, and in like, the world war ii vets who have had an interest in going back to normandy, my dad wanted to go back to the northern part of the peninsula. he had been to the southern part of the peninsula before and this was a life-long dream of his. >> i love you said your dad is a curious cat and at 85 living out these dreams and traveling around the world. you got word about this. have you heard anything from the north koreans why he was taken off the plane and why they are holding him? >> we haven't heard anything. we worked through the state department from the day that he was supposed to depart, initially through the contact was made by his traveling companion to the u.s. embassy in beijing. that started the diplomatic wheels turning, but we've heard nothing. >> i know his traveling companion was allowed to leave and he's the one that alerted authorities once he landed in beijing. i understand there was a discussion the day before your dad was to leave about his service. do you know anything about that? >> what i've heard is from his traveling companion, who wasn't i

and the korean people, and in like, the world war ii vets who have had an interest in going back to normandy, my dad wanted to go back to the northern part of the peninsula. he had been to the southern part of the peninsula before and this was a life-long dream of his. >> i love you said your dad is a curious cat and at 85 living out these dreams and traveling around the world. you got word about this. have you heard anything from the north koreanens why he was taken off the plane and why they are holding him? >> we haven't heard anything. we worked through the state department from the day that he was supposed to depart, initially through the contact was made by his traveling companion to the u.s. embassy in beijing. that started the diplomatic wheels turning, but we've heard nothing. >> i know his traveling companion was allowed to leave and he's the one that alerted authorities once he landed in beijing. i understand there was a discussion the day before your dad was to leave about his service. do you know anything about that? >> what i've heard is from his traveling come wpanion, who was

president reagan at the 40th anniversary of the normandy invasion? >> behind me is a memorial that symbolizes the ranger daggers that were thrust into the top of these cliffs and before me are the men who put them there. these are the boys of flint aho. these are the men who took the fiscal cliffs. these are the champions who helped free acontinent. and these are the heros who helped end a war. >> that was inspiring. it felt so good listening to our president such important date in our history. he traveled 4,000 miles across the atlantic to honor those who fought or even died for the world's freedom freedom. this is one of the reasons he had we admire our president. console us in great times of grief and hardship. they inspire us when we achieve and admire greatness of those who come before us and changed the nation all for the better. this is important to america. so, it's with disappointment that i ask this question tonight. why didn't president obama travel a short distance 63 miles to getsberg to speak at one gettysburg most important anniversari

president reagan at the 40th anniversary of the normandy invasion? >> behind me is a memorial that symbolizes the ranger daggers that were thrust into the top of these cliffs and before me are the men who put them there. these are the boys of flint aho. these are the men who took the fiscal cliffs. these are the champions who helped free a continent. and these are the heros who helped end a war. >> that was inspiring. it felt so good listening to our president such important date in our history. he traveled 4,000 miles across the atlantic to honor those who fought or even died for the world's freedom freedom. this is one of the reasons he had we admire our president. console us in great times of grief and hardship. they inspire us when we achieve and admire greatness of those who come before us and changed the nation all for the better. this is important to america. so, it's with disappointment that i ask this question tonight. why didn't president obama travel a short distance 63 miles to getsberg to speak at one gettysburg most important anniversar

so the challenge here is almost like normandy. >> reporter: we are live in a city that has been overdestroyed by the typhoon. the question is why are people still desperate there for things like food and water and apparently that stuff is being stored at the airport? >> that's exactly what the people here have been asking as well. what makes matters worse is they see the aid coming in, they are hearing the choppers overhead and see the military planes and then they can actually see the aid just being stacked up at the airport. now we have spoken to some of the survivors of the typhoon and their thoughts on this is that there is a lot of politics involved. now the problem is the national government has to coordinate relief efforts with the local government officials because they are the ones who know basically how many people were in the community, how many people may be missing and what areas they may need to reach before others, where the most help is needed and according to the residents the local government officials seem to be playing favorites and helping those that are related to them o

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i was there on that day of infamy, stormed the beaches of normandy, and i scaled the cliffs. i met battle on island after island, and i raised the flag. i am an american veteran. i was there with macarthur in korea, and in the jungles of vietnam. i was there in desert storm, iraq, and today, in the mountains of afghanistan, and i remain ready to pledge my all, for i am my brothers' and sisters' keeper. i am an american veteran, and humbly i beseech thee to hearken to my prayer, and make haste to establish justice, freedom, and peace among men and women and nations. for this we humbly pray, amen. >> now i would like to invite mr. harold fritz to lead us in our pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> please be seated. it is now my distinct privilege to introduce the members of the veterans day national committee. the committee was formed by presidential order in 1954, to hold an annual observance throughout the nation

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the world war ii veteran was a par people heart recipient earned at the second wave of normandy. his son was touched. >> he served his country to the bet of his ability. he was a milpitas native. he loved the country. >> the american legion handed out the poppies to all attendees of today's ceremony. they are hand made by veterans and are the memorial flower in honor of all military men and women who are no longer with us. >> a big veteran's day parade is underway in downtown san jose and our reporter tweeted this picture of some of the first parade goers, a martinez family of san jose getting a prime spot on market street. the father of john martinez on the right and master sergeant is the lead to be, the oldest reservist called up for the first gulf war. he said this man is an older brother of vietnam vet killed 40 years ago. >> six dozen boy scouts turned out to pay tribute to vets from various local troops stand out with small american flags on the gravestones of our men and women. there are events across the bay area. for a full list go to our website at abc7news.com on "see

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but david was here, marching in the first parade since the day he landed from normandy when he was reason years old. >> a lot of people would say you are a hero. what do you say to them? >> i say i am just doing my job. i think that is all we are -- we have to do our part somewhere. >> reporter: on this day the city did its part, expressing gratitude to those who answered the call to duty. many are having a hard time. the feeling here, the country's duty tow help them should not end when the parades are over. in san francisco, kpix5. >> today, people hit the pavement in the third annual san jose national veteran's day run. there was a half marathon, 11k, 5k and 1 mile family walk. the proceeds go towards scholarships to support military families. >>> most government officers will be closed for veteran's day tomorrow. there will be no regular postal service. most libraries, schools, banks will be closed. most agencies will run on different schedules today. ac transit will run on sunday schedules, b.a.r.t will run on a holiday schedule. sanfrancisco will have regular service. a lot of busin

but david gand was here, marching in the first parade since that day he landed on utah beach in normandy when he was only 18 years old. >> a lot of people would say that you're a hero. what do you say to them when they say that? >> i say i was just doing my job. i think that is all we were doing, we had to do our part somewhere. >> reporter: on this day the city did its part. expressing gratitude to those who answered the call of duty. but many of them are having a hard time. and the feeling here is the country's duty to help them that shouldn't end when the parades are over. in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >> most government offices will be closed tomorrow for veteran's day and there won't be any mail. most library schools and banks will also be closed. and transit service will be light. cal train, ac transit were all on sunday's schedules. bart will be on a holiday schedule. still to come. >>> i'm not really bothered by the fact that it is a virtual dad. >> how more and more military families are close than ever. >>> and my actions were coming from a place of love, no matter how

marching in his first parade since the day he landed on utah beach in normandy when he was only 18 years old. >> a lot of people would say you are a hero. what do you say to them when they say that? >> i am just doing my job. i think that is all we are -- we have to do our part somewhere. >> reporter: on this day, the city did its part, expressing gratitude to those who answered the call to duty. but many of them are having a hard time and the feeling here is that the country's duty to help them should not end with the parades are over. back to you. >> and just ahead, a chilly night in the bay area. we look ahead a little bit of a chance of rain. and after that, not a drop in sight. we will have the forecast for you after the break ,,,,,,,, cents a gallon over the pas3 weeks. industry analysts say the average price of regular is 3-22 a gallon. san francisco has the highe prices out of the cities surveyed in the lower 48 states... at 3-67 a gallon. statewide.. we're seeing an average of 3-59 a gallon. a large science satellite 's mapped earth's gravity overe past few years--- ran out of f

but, david was here, marching in his first parade on that day he landed in utah beach, normandy, when he was 18 years old. >> a lot of people would say you are a hero. what do you say to them? >> i say i am will just doing my job. i think that is all we do. we all have to do our part. >> reporter: on this day, the city did its part. expressing gratitude to those who answered the call to duty. but many of them are having a hard time. and the feeling here is that the country's duty to help them should not end when the parades are over. in san francisco, back to you. >> most government officers will be closed for veteran's day tomorrow. there will be no regular postal service, library, schools, banks will be closed. most local transit agencies will run on different schedules tomorrow. caltrans, sam trans and ac transit will run on sunday. b.a.r.t will run on a holiday schedule. the muni system will have regular service. >>> up next, a bay area cemetery where the final fall is an exact science ten buck weekend bucket. ere's to thc ten pieces, ten bucks. any recipe. just ten bucks every sa

george marshall, the chief ofmah staff of the army thought he ha done been banned from going in on the normandy landing.may la so did the eisenhower.so d if they had had prohibited. donovan manage to talk his way do aboard the heavy cruiser inland the second day of the utah beach landing. have a great time. he was on the beach and energy,d he goes diving into the sand. he then marches in lend about 5 miles within eight coming it', been down by a germand guchine-gun nest, reaches into the pocket of his field jacket to look for his suicide pillok because of the zero ss officers carry a suicide pill, including donovan, realized she had left it at the hotel in london anddoa was all worried, had been a great deal back because heb feared dead in aid might come im and mistaken for an aspirin. took almost two years for donovan to build up is by organization. deite that may seem like a long timeka during the war, but it took the u.s. army quite a while to build up its force. but eventually it became very, very proficient and turned in ay lot of good intelligence. one of the most striking failures was th

faced but british losses were as heavy as they suffered a war later on the 6th of june 1944, d-day and normandy, and germans found when they did the attacking, they suffered just as heavily as their enemies. then the british and french alike found themselves retreating, retreating, southwards across france, towards paris, under a blazing sun and occasional thunderstorms in the face of apparently invincible german masses. the last days of august seemed overwhelmingly likely not least of the kaiser and its generals that germany was on the brink. it wasn't easy for the ally armies to hold together amid a retreat that threatened to become a rout. desertions became a big problem. on the evening -- a man was wrote, i was shocked to find that two bat tallons and british infantry lying exhausted, waiting too be taken prisoner by the germans. incredibly the leaders had given the town's mayor a written surrender to be given to the enemy to spare the town. this paper was retrieved and somehow herded the infantrymen back on to their retreat and rejoin the army. three weeks later they colonels were cashiere

ed bray fought through d-day on normandy beach. now he's defeating an enemy that has stalked him for 80 years. >> i don't care if it's about mickey mouse! i want to read one book before i die. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. ng news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. after every mass shooting people seem to ask "why doesn't anyone do anything about mental health care?" well, today someone did. the obama administration issued new rules that will improve access to care for 62 million americans. it's an idea the president said he would impose himself by executive order after congress declined to pass gun control legislation. the move comes after the movie massacre in colorado that left 12 dead, the shootings in newtown, connecticut, that killed 27, the washington navy yard attack in which 12 died, and the shooting at l.a.x. one week ago. 88 dead in 12 mass shootings in just over a year. major garrett is at the white house with more on what all this means. major? >> reporter: scot

ed bray fought through d-day on normandy beach. now he's defeating an enemy that has stalked him for 80 years. >> i don't care if it's about mickey mouse! i want to read one book before i die. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. ng news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. after every mass s

he was at normandy on d-day, has two purple hearts and more than a dozen other medals. but when we first met him in march he couldn't even read what they were for. not because it was too painful, but because he simply couldn't read. you know what that word is e-u-r-o-p-e? >> no. toughest thing that ever happened to me in my life is not being able to read. >> reporter: you said you were at normandy, though. >> yes. >> reporter: illiteracy can be that damning. >> i've covered this up for 80 years. nobody in this town knows i can't read. >> reporter: until he retired ed worked a civilian job at an air force base refueling planes. a coworker helped him with the forms and what not. at home his wife covered for him for 62 years until she died in '09. since then, ed has managed okay, but the soldier in him still refuses to surrender. >> i wanted to read one book. i don't care if it's about mickey mouse! i want to read one book before i die. >> over the years ed says many people have tried to school him but invariably either the teacher or student would get frustrated and give

from the windy beaches of normandy to the snowy mountains of korea and the blistering deserts of the middle east, they have served fearlessly around the globe. others including members of the national guard have been stationed throughout the united states serving dutifully to protect the homeland. as a member of the armed services committee, i have the unique privilege of interacting directly with our service members. i've had the opportunity to meet soldiers, including many nebraskans, working to protect the hard-fought gains in afghanistan, and i have visited with troops stationed in germany, italy, and other allied nations. this past july i had the opportunity of a lifetime. celebrating independence day with our troops in afghanistan. i expressed my gratitude for their work and i assured them of my support in the senate for that work. while i am committed to ensuring our active duty service members have the training and the tools that they need to fulfill their missions, i am equally committed to keeping the faith with our nation's veterans. each time i speak with one of nebraska'

last night he talked about almost as if he was a marine, not leaving people on the beaches of normandy, well, he talked about his big achievement. well, darn it, he hugged people. people hugged him. it is a minimum standard for a governor to accept aid. he didn't do that. and he didn't hate barack obama in the process, he deserves credit for not hating barack obama. >> that is a low bar. >> it is a low bar, he cleared it. but this is so important, this is the first time i have actually heard broken down what did he actually do to earn this rapturous response from the media? >> yeah, i thought it was actually crazy, he is talking about the response after sandy which is actually people coming together after sandy. which again, i am not raining on. it is an amazing thing. >> it had nothing to do -- he had nothing to do with it. when he put together himself that it was his alchemy of him bringing together people suffering after the tragedy, and yeah, the one thing he could do, above and beyond the neighbors coming together, is to deliver the federal aid in a timely fashion, and he failed a